KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The night prosecutors say Black Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl was shot by white homeowner Andrew Lester, 84, Jodi was watching TV. Then, she heard banging at her front door, her handle rattling and a voice crying out, “I need help.”
Jodi — who requested her last name not be used — was overcome with shock and fear, but she jumped up and dialed 911.
Panicking, she asked the dispatcher what she should do but said she was told not to open the door. “There is an active shooter in the area,” Jodi said she was told.
